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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is visiting three Gulf states within just 72 hours.

He is pursuing new "strategic partnerships" — as Germany's friendship with the United States is becoming increasingly f…

The fact that the key Gulf states — Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) — are currently held in hig…

Only recently, Environment Minister Carsten Schneider of the center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD) traveled to Saud…

" Partners, for example, in energy and armaments projects.

Reiche signed a memorandum of understanding with the Saudi Arabian energy minister and posted the news on X.

This week, Chancellor Friedrich Merz will visit Saudi Arabia, then Qatar, and finally the Emirates — all within less th…

His aim is to deepen economic ties and secure reliable agreements at a time when Europe, and Germany in particular, can…

First India, now the Gulf, next China In the Chancellery, talk is therefore of "new strategic partnerships" — with Indi…

The magic word for German relations in the Gulf is, time and again: energy.

For decades, the Gulf states supplied oil to resource‑poor Germany, and since Russia's war of aggression against Ukrain…

The EU has sharply reduced its reliance on Russian gas; today, liquefied natural gas (LNG) accounts for about 10% of Ge…

A which, in the view of the German government, could well be reduced — if, for instance, Saudi Arabia and Qatar were to…

Chancellor Merz points to values shared by Germany and India To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider …

Speaking on the subject of gas, she observed: "At present, Washington is Europe's most important LNG supplier.

If Europe does not want to slip seamlessly from dependence on Russia into dependence on the US, it needs the classic en…

That will probably also mean handling its own arms exports more generously in the future.

" These are projects the government chose not to discuss in detail before the visit.

It is already known that Saudi Arabia and Qatar have expressed interest in the Airbus A400M military transport aircraft.

At the same time, many energy projects have stalled in recent years because Qatar sought long‑term supply contracts, wh…

According to the government, it is now prepared to show greater flexibility toward the Gulf states on this point.

Merz will be accompanied to the Gulf by a large business delegation.

Yet in Berlin, many journalists are eager to know whether he will also address the sensitive human rights situation in …

Government spokesman Stefan Kornelius commented late last week: "We have seen that in Saudi Arabia there has been a ref…

This has also enabled improvements in women's rights.

Nevertheless, much remains to be done, and further progress is needed.

" No security without energy security: EU Energy Commissioner To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider…

Will the US actively intervene on the side of the opposition to overthrow the Islamic Republic?

And what role does the war in the Gaza Strip, as well as US policy on this issue, play?

Most recently, Israel's anger made headlines over the fact that Trump's new "Board of Peace" — intended to help resolve…

Germany, however, places little value on this council, not least because it was openly conceived as a counter‑model to …

At this point, government spokesman Kornelius struck a more cautious note: "The composition of this body is subject to …

We are aware of Israel's position.

But we also know that Israel has an interest in reaching an understanding with Qatar.

These are relations and circumstances that develop between states, and that Germany does not have to on now.

" This example underscores how sensitive the region remains for Germany, and how closely every word of the Chancellor w…

This article was originally written in German.

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